Meet the Team

Will Brown

Will is a fully qualified personal trainer with Drummond Education, he also has a Level One certificate in strength and conditioning training from the SRU. Will has spent the past few years coaching a wide variety of clients ranging from amateur athletes in rugby and american football to successful business leaders in the Edinburgh area.

Will played hockey for The Edinburgh Academy for over a decade culminating in a three year stint with their first XI squad. He then moved on to powerlifting where he holds a junior bench press record with the SDFPA and also playing in various positions for the Edinburgh Wolves American Football Club.

John Soulsby

John has a level one certificate in strength and conditioning training from the SRU, has just completed a BSc in Sports and Exercise Science with a high 2:1 classification, has been asked to join the GB power lifting coaching team this year, and has also had experience coaching elite level athletes when he interned at Defrancos' Gym in New Jersey, USA. Where he was involved in coaching athletes from the NFL, WWE, and also an international rugby player, among several other professional and college level athletes in a vast range of sports. John was also the head power lifting coach for the Aberdeen University Weightlifting Club last year leading them to winning the Scottish Universities Championship.

John has played rugby for both school and the army, he represented The Edinburgh Academy in their first XV for three years and then went on to play and coach in the Aberdeen Universities Officer Training Corps rugby team for 5 years. He has also competed at several power lifting meets with the AUWC.